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Thursday, 12 June 2014

NEWS: Etcetera Says “Nigerian Gospel Songs Can’t Lead You to Christ”

Etcetera, in his latest post is dissing Nigerian gospels songs and their artistes. Do you agree with him?
Just like our Nigerian pastors, Nigerian gospel songs cannot lead you to Christ.
Nigerian gospel songs are not spiritually uplifting. They are
mostly about the things of the flesh, about riches and fame. The simple
use of religious terms and phrases here and there is not enough to lead
anyone to Christ. I dare you to go to any Nigerian gospel musician’s
website and see if you will find a simple plan of salvation. You won’t.
Most of the songs being sold to the public as “Christian songs”
are religious rubbish. Most of them are songs without the truth,
Church’ianity and not Christianity. Because most of the Nigerian gospel
musicians are themselves not Christ-like. They carry as many babes as
the worldly hip hop stars. Fornicate on Saturday night and minister to
you in church on Sunday morning, tasking you to wave your handkerchief
in the name of the lord.
Do not be deceived my brothers and sisters, God is no author of
confusion. Most of the people who sing and produce these gospel songs
are not living in Christ. Today in Nigeria, we hear of pastors and
gospel artistes involved in sex scandals and visiting native doctors.
You may argue that we should focus on the music and not the singer,
forgetting that music generally is a very powerful force that has a way
of breaking down barriers. And the same powerful force can be tainted
with negative lyrics and ungodly lifestyle that can pierce through the
hearts of the listeners and reshape their values.
Most of these gospel songs are written in a fashion that is
strange to the principles of Christianity. Gospel singers and pastors
are now covering themselves in glory. Dining with politicians who
evidently display everything the Bible condemns. The Bible says in James
1:27 or 2 Peter 2:20, that the world taints and makes impure. So as a
gospel artiste, God commands that you cannot live in sin like men of the
world. You cannot live like the worldly musicians. If your music sounds
worldly, seems worldly, and promoted like a worldly music, then it is
not gospel. When you glorify anything other than God in your music, it
is called idolatry. And you are giving Satan a great satisfaction.
Satan loves all the religious songs that don’t mention the truth
of God’s word. So, beware brethren, all this wishy-washy, ear-tickling
and worldly gospel songs won’t take you anywhere near Christ.
At this juncture, my brothers and sisters in the lord, I rest my
case. Just like Apostle Paul says in Galatians 4:16: “I am therefore
become your enemy, because I tell you the truth. So before you condemn
me with you comments, remember the Bible says in 1st Chronicles 16:22,
“Touch not my anointed, and do my prophets no harm.” Amen